Wrightington Hospital
Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust
Wrightington Hospital
Wrightington Hospital is located in Lancashire
Wrightington Hospital
Shown in Lancashire
Geography
LocationWrightington, Lancashire, England
Coordinates53°35′23″N 2°42′41″W / 53.5897°N 2.7115°W / 53.5897; -2.7115
Organisation
Care systemNHS
TypeCommunity hospital
Services
Emergency departmentNo
History
Opened1933
Links
Websitewww.wwl.nhs.uk
ListsHospitals in England

Wrightington Hospital is a health facility in Wrightington, Lancashire, England. It is managed by the Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust.

History

The facility was built as a private house known as Wrightington Hall, which was completed in 1748 and extended in 1860.[1][2] In 1918 the building was acquired for £16,473 by Lancashire County Council, who converted it, for the cost of £129,520, into a hospital.[3] It officially opened as a facility for the treatment of tuberculosis on 16 June 1933.[3] After the hospital joined the National Health Service in 1948, it specialised in hip and orthopedic surgery and rheumatology.[4] This work was led by Sir John Charnley who pioneered the hip replacement operation[5] and created the "Wrightington centre for hip surgery."[6]

A new orthopedic centre and theatre complex built for £18 million opened in December 2015.[7][8] The trust secured planning permission for an additional 33,000 sq ft extension to the hospital in September 2018.[9]

References

  1. ^ Historic England. "Wrightington Hall, including attached north service wing (1361885)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
  2. ^ Farrer, William; Brownbill, J (1911). "'Townships: Wrightington', in A History of the County of Lancaster: Volume 6". London: British History Online. pp. 169–178. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
  3. ^ a b "The History of Wrightington Hospital". Hip Knee Clinic. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
  4. ^ "Wrightington Hospital". National Archives. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
  5. ^ Wroblewski, B. M. (2002). "Professor Sir John Charnley (1911-1982)". Rheumatology. 41 (7): 824–825. doi:10.1093/rheumatology/41.7.824. PMID 12096235.
  6. ^ Brand, R. A. (2010). "Biographical Sketch: Sir John Charnley MD, 1911–1982". Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. 468 (12): 3147–3148. doi:10.1007/s11999-010-1547-6. PMC 2974887. PMID 20852975.
  7. ^ "Wigan NHS chiefs outline blueprint for hospital". Wigan Today. 30 March 2018. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
  8. ^ "Revolutionary £18m orthopaedic centre opens its doors at Wrightington Hospital, Wigan". Manchester Evening News. 23 December 2015. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
  9. ^ "Interserve lined up for Wrightington Hospital extension". Place North West. 8 October 2018. Retrieved 29 December 2019.

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